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Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino called on the private sector to help government’s efforts to clear the way for trucks loaded with relief goods along Maharlika Highway in San Fernando town, Camarines Sur, which has been clogged by stranded vehicles stalled by deep flooding. Tolentino said that the private sector’s help is very welcome […]
The national government expects to collect approximately P8 billion in royalties this year from the aging offshore Malampaya natural gas project, Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said. “The sum is P9.7 billion, or 55 percent less than the P17.7 billion in Malampaya royalties that the government received in 2023,” Pimentel, a member of the […]
Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. announced that portion of the proceeds of the Tigtigan Terakan Keng Dalan 2024 will be donated to the Bicol region, which was severely affected by the tropical storm Kristine. Lazatin revealed this during the opening ceremony of the TTKD. The mayor said he already had a conversation with […]
Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo is glad that the Land Transportation Office (LTO) heeded his recommendation to suspend implementation of their new guidelines on vehicle ownership transfer or Administrative Order AO-VDM-2024-046. It can be recalled that during the hearing of Public Services Committee recently, Tulfo questioned the lack of proper information dissemination […]
Filipinos must stop relying on “political hope” alone for national transformation and instead “rise up” to be instruments of positive change in their own spheres of influence. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano stressed this in his speech at the Business As Mission (BAM) Asia Conference in Taguig City. Cayetano pointed out that despite the Philippines being […]
Following the onslaught of typhoon “Kristine”, Senator Imee Marcos stressed the need to include funding for green infrastructure in the 2025 budget to address typhoon and flooding problems. “Let’s start with simple solutions at the community level, such as expanding mangrove forests and planting indigenous bayog or Bambusa spinosa, which the ancient Filipinos used for […]
Nearly 400 students from Gueguesangen Integrated School (GIS) benefited from the Healthy Region 1 Caravan spearheaded by the Department of Health (DOH) – Ilocos Region in partnership with the Municipal Health Office (MHO) of LGU Mangaldan held recently. The initiative provided various medical services and health education activities as part of the agency’s initiative to […]
The House of Representatives (HRep) held its first outreach program for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA). The program involved the distribution of wheel chairs, quad cane, cane, stroller-walkers, crutches and grocery food packs with toiletries to PWDs beneficiaries. “This is the first time (the HRep) conducted this outreach […]
Former Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo Nograles on Friday laid out his plan to improve Davao City’s digital infrastructure to entice investors to set up businesses in order to create more jobs for the city’s residents. Nograles stressed that “a Digital Davao is a business-friendly Davao.” “We should not wait for investors to come to […]
With Typhoon Kristine battering the country and causing massive flooding in the Bicol region, former Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo Nograles on Thursday stressed the urgency of addressing the flooding woes of Davao City given the rising frequency of extreme weather events affecting the country. “Our prayers go out to our countrymen in Bicol and all […]